Chaitya Bhoomi is a memorial to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Earlier known as Dadar Chowpatty, it began to be known as Chaitya Bhoomi after Dr. Ambedkar was cremated there after his death on 6 December 1956. Chaitya Bhoomi is a revered place of pilgrimage for Buddhists in India.